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[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
Hey mack, new problem with this newest version.

Things turned on:

Use icons (all of them)

Disable touch screen

Auto-start

Use back button

Proximity Sensor

The app is notifying me as it should, and the proximity sensor is turning the screen on and off as it should. After receiving a sms and using the back button to dismiss the notifications, the proximity sensor sometimes stays active. If I go to reply to the sms or to any other screen on the phone and get near the proximity sensor the screen turns off.

Seems to just not disable as it should when the notification is dismissed. After 5 or so minutes of this odd behavior, I get a force close for the noled service.

This is hard to get to reproduce. It seems to only behave this way randomly. If I can find a way to reliably reproduce the issue I'll let you know. Good job with the app though.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
I got that problem once or twice too. I think I know how to fix it and I'll get right on it :) for now, maybe you can just disable the proximity sensor thing until we fix it. I wonder what the trace of the crash was ? did you send the report (with the built-in crash reporter) ?
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
I do have it disabled for now. I must have missed the addition of the crash reporter, I've already gone through the settings and am not seeing it, wanna point me in the right direction?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
if you get a NoLED FC, once you visit the settings again, you should be greeted by the crash reporter automatically. (in the form of a send-to email).

If you didn't get that, its probably not NoLED that was FCing ?
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
It was definitely NoLED FCing because it said something like the process com.something.noled stopped responding or whatever. But I never got the crash reporter prompt in the settings. Odd.
[Android Apps and Games] au_stevo:
Would it be possible to make this application perioditcally flash the LED screen? This would be useful in finding the phone at night. I thought the blink screen option was for this, but nothing happens when I enable it.
[Android Apps and Games] Frontier3:
I am still having the same problem with the home button not working. I uninstalled completely and reinstalled the newest version and when I get SMS notifications (generally the only thing I use noled for) most of the time the home button doesnt get rid of noled. I have to press the power button once or twice to unlock it. I just switched to use back button to see if that would work but I'd rather use the home button because that's what I'm used to pressing now.
[Android Apps and Games] cydiamante:
Ive updated to froyo via the registry crack and the little message "NoLED is on" appears randomly, once an hour, while i'm using the phone or exiting a program or writing an sms or watching a video etc.

Any ideas? Went back to older version and its still the same.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
its froyo aggressively working on your low ram. so it kills some background services (NoLED included), and when that happens, NoLED reactivates, and you get this message.
[Android Apps and Games] Spycraft:
Hello,

Just wanted to try this and it seems to not be working? Probably answered somewhere in the 107 posts but does it work with 2.2 JPM and i have stock lockscreen(which i assume is the problem? :) )

regards and thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] dupel:
Well, not sure if it was suggested before, but just curious - why not use existing technology (eg app) as clock ? Nokia has done it with latest n, e and c version smartphones. And e-c version are based on same samoled as we have.
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
Hey mack, got the new update today and I'm still having proximity issues and FCing. I'm still not getting the crash reporter in the settings either. It's not a big deal, just giving you a heads up.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
thanks for the heads up.

I released that version prematurely. I still have the proximity sensor problem, and I think I've figured it out (I need to test this a while longer before releasing just to be sure this time) but no FCs.

If you can get a logcat of the FC event, that would be helpful. I can't really help otherwise.
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
I'll see what I can do.
[Android Apps and Games] mclad:
I need answer to this question too before I install the app. Strange there is no mention of this at all in the FAQ, it seems to be a Frequently Asked Question.
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
That's a question that simply can't be answered for you and everyone else who wonders. Why? Because all the available settings change the battery consumption, as well as what other apps you have installed and what kernel or OS you are using. Simply put, try the app. If you like it, keep it. If not, uninstall it. You have literally got nothing to lose.

P.s. I see no difference with or without NoLED, while others swear its a battery hog. I imagine we have it set up very differently.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
couldn't have been said better. thank you
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
No problem, that question being asked over and over was getting quite annoying. You can put my reply to that person in the FAQ if you want. Might make them happy. Lol.
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
v2.6.2 still broken, still no missed calls notifications!

Hi

The program is still not working for me where it used to be fine before. I have disabled all the new features and double checked that the program is running. It doesn't matter which settings I use I have not seen the missed call notification since updating to the last 2(!) versions. The Gmail Gtalk sms notification seems to work fine! Any ideas?

The proximity sensor feature sometimes doesn't work as it should. If I take the phone out of its pouch the screen goes on, I actually think thats cool because now i don't have to push any buttons when I start using the phone. Although I don't think it was intended that way, it kinda works for me!
[Android Apps and Games] davanw:
Any chance noled can be made to work without a screen lock?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Done. thanks

I'm aware of the proximity sensor issue although you seem to be making good use of that bug ;) This behavior will be fixed in the version I'm currently testing in my phone. (After 12h of usage, so far so good).

Had to make a decision at one point whether to continue the complicated support for that or not, and decided to drop it. It is simply not worth the effort because I have to monitor states across different parts of the program.

Maybe one day I can sit down and rethink the strategy, but for now, we'll rely on lock screens as it is in the majority of phones out there and is in the default android setup.
[Android Apps and Games] au_stevo:
MadMack, any chance of a continuous flash feature? This could be used like the LED on some phones to help find it at night.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
I don't understand what that feature is supposed to do. and how it is supposed to get triggered ? Can you give a use case and an example ? A video of it in action would be cool too.
[Android Apps and Games] ktez:
I absolutely love this app, and it's they only reason I still have my Samsung phone. I did notice in the newest version though that when I get a notification and unlock the screen, it always takes me right to the NoLED settings. Is there any way to get it not to do this? Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
this problem was encountered by more than one person but I can't explain why this happens as I can't replicate or produce this behavior on my phone. am just guessing that its a bug with the application launcher that you use but it could be anything.

try to uninstall NoLED, restart, and install it again. (should clear some settings that way), then see if that works. if it doesn't, try to use another app launcher ? maybe ADW would be a good test case because I use that :)

it would be interesting if anybody with this fixed it somehow. if so, please share the workaround with us.
[Android Apps and Games] ktez:
I was using Launcher Pro, I went back to ADW now and uninstalled and reinstalled NoLED like you suggested. I will let you know if this works, but right now nobody is texting me! Lol
[Android Apps and Games] ktez:
Nope unfortunately switching launchers didn't help either. Is there a setting that makes it do this? I have tried different settings but maybe haven't found the right one yet
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Its not a NoLED settings thing. Since the introduction of the settings menu, this happens in some of the devices. I think its just not the norm to find an app with an activity that is not the main launching event of the app. So my guess, when the launcher sees that NoLED wants to run any service/activity. It decides to launch the one and only activity it knows. which is the Settings screen.

I'm pretty sure I've setup the parameters correctly. I mean, it works on my device and countless of others. am out of ideas at that point. people with that problem reported that v0.9 works. (which, surprise surprise, doesn't have a settings screen).
[Android Apps and Games] ktez:
Ok I will keep trying different things and see if anything works. I still love the app - its only a minor annoyance to have to get out of the settings. Thank you for looking into it for me!
[Android Apps and Games] Rosa Elefant:
NoLED is nice work, been using it for a few weeks now.

Anyway, some things I still don't get:

In order to actually use NoLED, I'll have to add its widget to my homescreen and activate it? Or is there another way? I don't really want it there. :-)

Sometimes I get a "NoLED is off/on" hint for yet unknown reasons. Is there a way to disable these completely?

Thank you in advance and sorry if I missed already given answers to these ... :o
[Android Apps and Games] Emrys_90:
This doesn't seem to be working on my Samsung Vibrant, is there a reason why?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
One of the ways to activate NoLED is through the "auto start" option. With that enabled, NoLED should start automatically with or without the widget :)

I put that to let users know when NoLED is shutting down/getting enabled as a verification measure. But it seems that since Froyo keeps disabling NoLED continuously (specially when browsing flash sites), that little text gets triggered every time NoLED starts, which can be quite often. Cool for me because I know Android just disabled NoLED and its getting re-enabled automatically, but I can imagine it being a pain for others. You're the first one to complain about that little "feature", which I kind of like, so if more people start complaining, I'll take that off.

I don't want to add it to the settings as an option for now at least, because the settings menu is getting bigger and uglier with each additional setting. Besides, I minimize the usage of database I/O in our phones due to the horrendous lag that comes with these read/writes.
[Android Apps and Games] Rosa Elefant:
Aww, thank you! :)

(Not sure why it didn't auto-start for me in version 2.5.something, though.)

Hmm, it is a nice thing, but not for those suffering from that on-off-glitch, so...

Just wanted to know if it is "normal". I could live with it as well. :)
[Android Apps and Games] mclad:
What a cop out. Ever heard of the scientific method, and running a controlled test? You control the other variables so you are only testing the one you are interested in. It would be quite simple to do on a few different phones and compare results. I do not care about this app enough to run the tests myself but if I had a stake in this I certainly would...
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
The scientific method doesn't work if you have no constants to test against. This application is composed of purely variables. These variables literally, and I mean literally, depend on your specific device.

This part is directed to all who have questions regarding this issue. Please stop trying to have someone hold your hand through this. Try the app for yourself or just leave. It really is that simple. I will no longer acknowledged any one's complaints on this matter. I advise everyone else to also disregard these types of complaints.

Good day.
[Android Apps and Games] Tanis64:
Hi I think an option for that will be nice, cause i like to know whats going on on my phone. I would appreciate an option in the settings for that.

Regards

Christopher

Keep on the famous work on that awsome Tool!
[Android Apps and Games] danzel:
First of all, big thanks to this awesome app.

Usually theres used to be icon flashing if i received email from my exchange in eclair. This has been gone on froyo unless i check "All other" and a different icon is produced. Is there any way to bring this back to Froyo?

TIA
[Android Apps and Games] osoft:
Samsung should buy your work, and put it in stock roms!
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
Hi madmack

I made some icons for your program to match the default Galaxy S icons, if you like them you can include them in your next release.

Here are the icons

Last row contains the original status icon from Galaxy S, first two rows contain the icons I made using the default ones as templates (non colored and colored). I have attached the pngs with transparent backgrounds.

Already tested on my phone by replacing the resource files ;), IMO looks very close to the original ones :cool:.

for those who are intrested i have also attached the modified apk. Hope madmack won't mind me poking around the resource files ;)
[Android Apps and Games] EarlZ:
I noticed that the blacks on the SAMOLED are not real blacks ( illumunated black ) this might be the reason why the power usage on this application is quite large ( upto 7% per hour ) so its not really the software drawing the power but its the hardware limitation.
[Android Apps and Games] jrharvey:
Love your work. I would like to know if THIS idea can be worked out. I like the dots but the bouncing around in a boxed area I just dont care for so maybe something more like this?

http://img85.imageshack.us/f/samsungvibrantandroidph.gif/
[Android Apps and Games] Frontier3:
Did you by chance change it so the home button is no longer the default trigger to turn off noled? I still have to hit the power button whenever noled is notifying me of something and sometimes that releases me to the lock screen and sometimes the power button just causes the blinking to stop and go to a solid dot from which I can use the home button to turn off noled. I am using a Captivate on 2.1 with launcherpro
[Android Apps and Games] Emrys_90:
Anybody? I'm rooted on a 2.1 rom.
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
Great Idea, I never really cared for the default icons madmack put in, but I wasn't going to say anything because it works great with just the dots as well! Also, I guess you can call this a matter of taste, and I'm not about to tell madmack he has a different taste than me since this guy is awesome. He fixes every bug in the program and does it with lightning speed. It's the only app I have that offers a bug fix release almost every day! Keep up the great work, but really the default icons could be a little better and PhoenixFx's look pretty good. I for one especially like what I'm seeing in the second row in the pictures PhoenixFx included.

EDIT: PhoenixFx wanted to test your apk to seen how good it looks on my phone but the installation won't finish, it just says application cannot be installed..
[Android Apps and Games] a-son:
Opensource

+10
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
I'm surprised you got it working in Eclair. I have not implemented Exchange support at all in NoLED, that includes both Eclair and Froyo. Perhaps you added the Exchange account to your gmail client somehow ?

You guys are amazing. Its these kind of things that motivate more work into NoLED. I'll definitely have a look at that and see what I can do. I'm already asking the original icon designer (the one that designed the current NoLED icons) to design bigger icons. So that means we'll have 2x and 3x the current sizes for the current icons. It won't hurt if I add these icons that you provided as an option as well. Thanks again for your time in this :)

Try to set your "off time" in the blink feature to something bigger ? The way it works to unlock is that NoLED waits for the screen to turn off, sets flags, and then when you press the power button it dismisses noled and brings back your screen. If you press the power button before that flag is set (its set when the actual bink occurs), then you run into this thing where the screen turns on but noled is still on there, so you'll have to use either the back key or the home key.

But yea, just set the off time to something like "5 seconds" and you should be good. Or try to wait for the notification to turn off before you actually hit the power button.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
Strange, it works on mine. Try uninstalling the existing one before installing the new one with moded icons.
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
I guess there is no harm in asking madmack to release the source, and I'm sure he doesn't have a problem with it. But really... I'm sure madmack is aware that android is open source and surely won't be needing a lecture from riwarren on the concept of open source.
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
Yep now it works, this really does look very nice, especially in the color scheme as proposed by PhoenixFx!!! Thanks man awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
NoLED has been one of my favorite apps from the very first day it was released. :D

If you like these new icons, I can make them in several different sizes. let me know what sizes you prefer to have. I'm glad to help.

Made the original set smaller thinking of battery consumption.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
Glad you liked it :)
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
Now that we have Icons that pretty much match the originals that came with the phone I also want those to have the exact same colors. It's however virtually impossible to do this with the bars in noled. I was wondering if maybe you can implement a percentage or number showing in the bar so I can get the right color more easily after a reset. Also I would think the original icons should match the original colors when you press 'restore defaults' it makes no sense otherwise.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
SMS icon has H:39 S:100 V100 [Hex:FFA900] (Default values from samsung icon)

For GMail i used pure red H:0 S:100 V:100 [Hex:FF0000]

In the image I have used a darker green for missed call icon, but I guess a lighter pure green could work as well. Pure green is H:120 H:100 V:100 [Hex:00FF00] (in my first image i have used a darker value V:60 [Hex:009900]).

For gTalk i have used pure white, but I think a lighter shade of grey is better, perhaps something like H:0 S:0 V:88 [Hex: E0E0E0]

Finally , for blue I made up that icon and color. For Pure Blue H:240 S:100 V:100 [Hex:0000FF]

Those are the colors, setting them default is up to madmack :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] Emrys_90:
Will someone please tell me why this isn't working on my phone? The most this app does is turn on the screen for a second then turn it off, no blinking lights or anything.
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
What are your settings set to?

Edit: if you are using any kind of task killer make sure NoLED is on the exception list. Also, check the FAQ from the first page to see if it has any information that can help.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Great work. I just had some time now to test them out and they look cool. I'm kind of wondering whether we can get a better looking gtalk icon though ? I use that a lot, and I'm not too sure about the quality of that one in particular. All the others look great.

If you can publish the same icons in x2 and x3 the size, that would be great too !

thanks again.

as for the default colors, I'll see what I can do about that. I'll just need to put the values you have here and see how they look :) Might replace the current default ones eventually.
[Android Apps and Games] EpicEric:
Great app. Thanks. I'll be donating.

Question (that's probably been answered already) is there a way to turn off the screen blinking completely.

I see the option to turn it "on"...but it's not enabled and seems to be blinking anyways.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
do you have the proximity sensor set to on ? if blink is not checked, then your phone shouldn't blink or flash on/off unless you have proximity sensor enables and some objects or your hands are getting in front of the sensors. (top left corner of device)
[Android Apps and Games] evilhunter101:
Are you talking about how the icons or dots move around on the screen? If so, that's a safety precaution to minimize the chance of burning out the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] Emrys_90:
Finally got it working, had to do a reboot. For some reason using the widget to turn it on the first time or any time I change the settings doesn't work like the first post says, mine requires a reboot of the device.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixFx:
I enhanced the icons a bit, and changed the gtalk icon

icon files and the modified apk are attached.

P.S: Those who want to try out the apk, uninstall the previous one before installing this one.
[Android Apps and Games] toansta:
@madmack firstly just wanted to say great app. really appreciate the effort.

i was wondering if you or anyone else would be able to help me. At the moment i am using Handcent sms together with NoLed.

what i would like to happen is when i receive an sms, that the popup from handcent comes up, then disappear after set time leaving behind the NoLed notification, when the screen is locked.

sometimes this works but then i don't know why but something changes and it doesn't work anymore.

can you tell me what boxes i need checked please? Thank you very much
[Android Apps and Games] kmuddzy:
great app

First - THANK YOU!

Second - regarding battery life on Samsung Fascinate: I have not noticed much difference but I (and my kids) use my phone differently every day so I'm not sure how one would compare. I would suggest that I offset noLED's battery use to some extent since now I don't have to turn on the full screen several times an hour all day. One would have to compare the battery use of a black screen with a few icons and the battery use of turning on the phone to check notifications. I really don't care enough to do this but, either way, I like being able to glance at noLED on my screen and see if I missed something without having to grab the phone and turn the screen on.

Third - A suggestion that has probably been asked already: Is it possible in a future release or full offering to have more than 5 icon reminders - an icon and/or color for each email or notification? Many of us have way more than 2 email addresses and right now they all share the red icon designated for "other" (like calendar notifications, etc.) or the gmail icon. In my case some of the "other" emails are not sync'd on my phone but simply read from their email server. Since my laptop reads the same email and downloads it from the email server I often don't read these emails on my phone unless I'm away from my laptop. If they had their own icon or color I could simply ignore these particular notifications on my phone when I want (assuming noLED can turn the blinking icon off if the email notification is eliminated (since the email has been read/downloaded from the main server).

Thanks again!!
[Android Apps and Games] schiphol:
Cool, these last icons are even (slightly) better! I copied the color scheme with the instructions you provided yesterday and it looks awesome! Thanks again, good job! Please implement this into the next release madmack, although icons seem only a small change, it does take noled to the next level by optically better integrating it into the rest of the os.
[Android Apps and Games] Rosa Elefant:
Just tested it another time: if the widget is not there, NoLED does not auto-start. JPM kernel.
[Android Apps and Games] jrharvey:
Nobody likes this idea?